Massachusetts was one of only three states without a poet laureate, according to the Library of Congress, joined by New ...

As of Sunday, accessory dwelling units are allowed by right in single-family zoning districts across most of Massachusetts, under a law Gov. Maura Healey signed in August.

Despite reported agreements to postpone Trump's tariffs, politicians and business groups say the looming threat can cause ...

Governor Maura Healey, House Speaker Ron Mariano, and Senate President Karen Spilka–the Big 3 of Massachusetts ...

Boston kicked off Black History Month celebrations on Monday with prayer, song, powerful speeches, and a call to action.

The Gov. Maura Healey administration refiled legislation that would allow Massachusetts municipalities to raises taxes on ...

Invoking Emily Dickinson, Phillis Wheatley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Sam Cornish and Robert Frost, Gov. Maura Healey on ...

Gov. Maura Healey is reevaluating her cost-cutting budget proposal to close a Canton public health hospital amid escalating ...

The administration plans to move Pappas programs to a renovated wing at another public health hospital in Westfield.

The governor's second so-called Municipal Empowerment Act would allow cities and towns to increase local taxes on meals, ...

There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. When the 2024 legislative session ended on Jan. 1, thousands of ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts property owners now have a right to build accessory dwelling units or so-called in-law apartments in single-family zoning districts across most of the state, under a law ...